Group psychological and pedagogical technologies for developing the narrative ability in future specialists

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to get the opinions of future experts and primary schoolteacher candidates on the use of group psychological and pedagogical technologies for the development of narrative skills. This research was created by using the qualitative research method. The participant group of the research consisted of 80 teacher candidates studying at the primary school teaching department in various universities in Kazakhstan in the 2021–2022 academic year. Research data were collected with a semi-structured interview form developed by the researchers. As a result of the research, majority of the primary schoolteacher candidates participating in the research stated that their narrative skills are at a medium level and their technological pedagogical content knowledge is partially sufficient. In addition, the majority of primary schoolteacher candidates participating in the research; stated that they support the use of group psychological and pedagogical technologies for the development of narrative skills. It has become necessary to create an effective training programme for primary schoolteacher candidates by using group psychological and pedagogical technologies in order to develop narrative skills in future experts.

Keywords: Future experts, primary schoolteacher candidates, narrative ability, technological pedagogical knowledge;